Download or read book Studies in Semitic Grammaticalization written by Aaron D. Rubin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking study examines the historical development of the Semitic languages from the point of view of grammaticalization, the linguistic process whereby lexical items and constructions lose their lexical meaning and serve grammatical functions.